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Sea Story was on diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew when it sent distress signal Two Britons are reported to be among 16 people missing after a tourist boat on a diving trip capsized in the Red Sea. The Sea Story was carrying 30 tourists from several countries and 14 crew when it…
Temperatures unlikely to exceed -20C in parts of Canada, while a red weather warning has been issued for Sri Lanka An area of low pressure moving along the US-Canada border brought heavy snowfall to parts of western Canada at the weekend. A weather warning has been issued for the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan for…
The terrorist group has been looking to be active this holiday season, with online chatter about attacks increasing Amid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the Islamic State stayed under the radar while calling on supporters and operatives to attack Americans on election day….
Focus on conflict, corruption and poverty heightens perception of risk, raising interest on sovereign debt, authors say Africa loses up to £3.2bn yearly in inflated interest payments on sovereign debt due to persistent negative stereotypes that dominate international media coverage of the continent, according to a new report. Research by consultants Africa Practice and the…
Migration to dominate summit as four people including two toddlers die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos A growing number of European leaders are expected to back calls for offshore immigration centres, as the EU casts around for tougher measures to stop asylum seekers reaching the bloc. EU officials were preparing for intensive talks…
People were collecting fuel from tanker that had crashed when it blew up, according to local police More than 140 people have died in an explosion while rushing to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker in north-west Nigeria, in one of the country’s worst such incidents in recent times. Local authorities said the vehicle…
Date for official opening still not announced for $1bn-plus mega-project more than a decade in the making Egypt’s vast and much-delayed antiquities museum will partly open its main galleries on Wednesday, including 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt. The Grand Egyptian Museum, a mega-project near the famed Giza pyramids that has cost considerably…
World Health Organization declared outbreak in central and east Africa a global emergency two months ago Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread to several countries was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Some of the…
Critics of incumbent Kais Saied say he has increasingly bent the country’s institutions to his will Tunisia will hold a presidential election on Sunday against the backdrop of a crackdown on dissent and human rights violations committed against undocumented migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The incumbent, Kais Saied, whose most prominent critics…
